New Delhi [India], Aug 09 (ANI): Bihar Minister Vinod Singh who dubbed journalists' as Pakistan supporters for not chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' on Wednesday defended his stance and said that his statement was wrongly interpreted. "This is completely wrong. It was taken into wrong context. When you will see my video then you will realise that my sentiments were not wrong. I have never spoken anything malicious in my life. It is being wrongly interpreted," Kumar told ANI. Tendering apology to the journalist fraternity for hurting their sentiments, Kumar said that he respects them and did not intend to hurt their sentiments. Singh on Tuesday sparked controversy by asking media persons to raise their arms and chant "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", but when a few refrained from doing so, he asked "are you supporters of Pakistan?" Addressing the media in a function, he raised slogans of Bharat Mata Ki Jai and asked people present there to respond by raising their hands, after which Singh said, "I can see some people are not raising their hands, are those supporters of Pakistan?" "First you are a son of "Bharat Mata' then you could be a brother of media and electronic media," said Singh. Singh is the Minister of Mines and Geology from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) quota in the Janata Dal-United-BJP government led by Nitish Kumar.(ANI)

Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 24 (ANI): A day after the Indian Air Force doused a forest fire in Trikuta Hills of Katra district, Wing Commander Vikram Singh said it was a 'daunting' task to fly with Bambi buckets carrying 2500-3000 litres of water.

New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday issued an advisory for the general public and healthcare personnel on how to take preventive measures in high-risk areas and how the Nipah virus spreads and what are its symptoms.

New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday informed that he has called for the meeting of Finance Ministry official tomorrow, after the floor test in the state assembly, to take a decision on the state budget.

New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Central High-level Team, appointed by the Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda to probe the outbreak of Nipah Virus in Kerala, observed that the disease is not a major outbreak and is only a local occurrence.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 24 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday requested the central government to provide immediate relief to the common people who are suffering from the ever-increasing fuel prices.